Mackay Hospital and Health Service is dedicated to delivering quality health care across the Mackay, Isaac, and Whitsunday regions.

Join our growing Health Service and be part of a culture built on collaboration, trust, respect, and teamwork.

Whether you’re working in regional, rural, or remote settings, we offer unique opportunities and experiences you won’t find in a metropolitan hospital.

Role details

The Women's Health Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Midwife (Lactation Consultant)  to join their team on a permanent basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

The Clinical Nurse Lactation Consultant provides expert clinical lactation skills and practice across pregnancy and throughout the continuum of lactation through the application contemporary practice, education and leadership to support optimal maternal and infant health outcomes.

In collaboration with the Midwife Unit Manager and the Clinical Midwifery Consultant you will be required contribute will contribute to strategies that facilitate high standards of professional midwifery practice and assure clinical safety and quality of care in alignment care standards prescribed within the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife Standards for Practice.

About the Team

Mackay Base Hospital Women's Services operates within a Maternity Co-Design philosophy that involves working in partnership with maternity consumers, our community and staff from all of our facilities to develop a contemporary women centred model of maternity care.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport